Legal Opinion
People v. Superior Court (Gary)
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 30, 2000No. F034537PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WISEMAN, J.
Introduction
The Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA or the Act) was enacted October 11, 1995, effective January 1, 1996, and codified in Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 6600 et seq. (Stats. 1995, chs. 762, 763.) In section 1, the Legislature set forth its findings and summarized the purpose of the new law, which was to identify an extremely dangerous group of violent sexual predators likely to engage in acts of sexual violence upon release from prison, and commit them for treatment.
A “sexually violent predator” (SVP) is “a person who has been convicted of a sexually…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- People v. SnookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
- People v. ColeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. McGuireCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- In Re ParkerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. Superior Court (Ghilotti)California Supreme Court · 2002
- California State University, Fresno Ass'n v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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- People v. MarchmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
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